§ 59. Mr. Morganasked the Minister of Health whether there is available in his 1261 Department a tabulated summary of the statutory powers possessed by the various local authorities throughout the country; and whether, in view of the fact that there is at present no available index of these statutes, arrangements can be made for such a summary to be published or for a copy of it to be made available in the Library of the House of Commons, in order to assist those Members who wish to ascertain what powers are possessed by certain local authorities or what local authorities possess certain powers?
§ The Minister of Health (Mr. Elliot)I have no tabulated summary available of the kind to which my hon. Friend refers. An index of local and private Acts is issued each year as one of the publications for which the Statute Law Committee is responsible, and in this connection I would draw attention to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Attorney-General to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley (Mr. Joel) on 10th November last. I shall always be glad to assist individual Members with such information as my own Departmental records will supply.